witless

Other forms of witless

comparative

witlesser·

superlative

witlessest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about witless

What does witless mean?

witless means "(used as complement) to the utmost degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in witless?

witless has 2 syllables: wit-less. The stress falls on "wit". In IPA it is /ˈwɪtləs/.

What is another word for witless?

Close synonyms include shitless, nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is witless a common word?

witless is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.